NAME
CGI::FormBuilder::Source::YAML - Initialize FormBuilder from YAML file
SYNOPSIS
use CGI::FormBuilder;
my $form = CGI::FormBuilder->new(
source => {
source => 'form.fb',
type => 'YAML',
},
);
my $lname = $form->field('lname'); # like normal
DESCRIPTION
This reads a YAML (YAML::Syck) file that contains FormBuilder config
options and returns a hash to be fed to CGI::FormBuilder->new().
Instead of the syntax read by CGI::FormBuilder::Source::File, it uses
YAML syntax as read by YAML::Syck. That means you fully specify the
entire data structure.
LoadCode is enabled, so you can use YAML syntax for defining subrou-
tines. This is convenient if you have a function that generates vali-
dation subrefs, for example, I have one that can check profanity using
Regexp::Common.
validate:
myfield:
javascript: /^[\s\S]{2,50}$/
perl: !!perl/code: >-
{ My::Funk::fb_perl_validate({
min => 2,
max => 50,
profanity => 'check'
})->(shift);
}
POST PROCESSING
There are two exceptions to "pure YAML syntax" where this module does
some post-processing of the result.
REFERENCES (ala CGI::FormBuilder::Source::File)
You can specify references as string values that start with \&, \$, \@,
or \% in the same way you can with CGI::FormBuilder::Source::File. If
you have a full direct package reference, it will look there, otherwise
it will traverse up the caller stack and take the first it finds.
For example, say your code serves multiple sites, and a menu gets dif-
ferent options depending on the server name requested:
# in My::Funk:
our $food_options = {
www.meats.com => [qw( beef chicken horta fish )],
www.veggies.com => [qw( carrot apple quorn radish )],
};
# in source file:
options: \@{ $My::Funk::food_options->{ $ENV{SERVER_NAME} } }
EVAL STRINGS
You can specify an eval statement. You could achieve the same example
a different way:
options: eval { $My::Funk::food_options->{ $ENV{SERVER_NAME} }; }
The cost either way is about the same -- the string is eval'd.
EXAMPLE
method: GET
header: 0
title: test
name: test
action: /test
submit: test it
linebreaks: 1
required:
- test1
- test2
fields:
- test1
- test2
- test3
- test4
fieldopts:
test1:
type: text
size: 10
maxlength: 32
test2:
type: text
size: 10
maxlength: 32
test3:
type: radio
options:
-
- 1
- Yes
-
- 0
- No
test4:
options: \@test4opts
sort: \&Someother::Package::sortopts
validate:
test1: /^\w{3,10}$/
test2:
javascript: EMAIL
perl: eq 'test@test.foo'
test3:
- 0
- 1
test4: \@test4opts
You get the idea. A bit more whitespace, but it works in a standard-
ized way.
METHODS
new()
Normally not used directly; it is called from CGI::FormBuilder. Cre-
ates the "CGI::FormBuilder::Source::YAML" object. Arguments from the
'source' hash passed to CGI::FormBuilder->new() will become defaults,
unless specified in the file.
parse($source)
Normally not used directly; it is called from CGI::FormBuilder. Parses
the specified source file. No fancy params -- just a single filename
is accepted. If the file isn't acceptable to YAML::Syck, I suppose it
will die.
SEE ALSO
CGI::FormBuilder, CGI::FormBuilder::Source
AUTHOR
Copyright (c) 2006 Mark Hedges . All rights reserved.
LICENSE
This module is free software; you may copy it under terms of the Perl
license (GNU General Public License or Artistic License.)
http://www.opensource.org/licenses/index.html